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This saliva collection kit was used for immune system research in space. Blood, urine, and saliva carry information about immune system status and the presence of bacteria and viruses. Some researchers studying the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the human body devise experiments that involve collecting and freezing these fluids for post-flight analysis.
This saliva collection kit contains color-coded and bar-coded vials, with sterile cotton stoppers, to identify each sample. It was part of a research project conducted on the Space Shuttle-Mir missions, a joint effort of the United States and Russia in multi-month stays on the Russian space station during the 1990s.
NASA transferred this kit and various other items from in-orbit research to the Museum after the Space Shuttle program ended in 2012.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
Russia?
Type
EQUIPMENT-Scientific Devices
Dimensions
3-D (Closed): 14.3 × 4.7 × 12.2cm (5 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
3-D (Open): 36.5 × 2.1 × 12.2cm (14 3/8 × 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.) Materials
synthetic fabric, plastic, velcro, paper, elastic Inventory Number
A20120309000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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